Bungie hit with ‘significant’ layoffs after ending Destiny 2

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Now that Bungie has moved on from Destiny 2, the game studio is being hit with its latest round of layoffs. In a statement posted on X, the studio said that “we are announcing a reduction in force as we reorganize Bungie.” No specific numbers were revealed. But in a separate statement, Hermen Hulst, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Studio Business Group, said that the layoffs would include “a significant number of employees, including most of the Destiny team and some Marathon team members.”

“We recognize Destiny 2 fell short of expectations these past several years,” Bungie’s statement continued. “Following our final content update to Destiny 2, and with our future projects still in early incubation, we unfortunately could not...

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